Chatham, Town of; amending charter, updating or removing outdated provisions.
Summary
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 3 through 6, as severally amended, of Chapter 480 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942, which provided a charter for the Town of Chatham in Pittsylvania County, and to amend Chapter 480 of the Acts of Assembly of 1942 by adding a section numbered 15.1, relating to town powers and town council.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026
Signed Apr 6, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrolled
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law, changing its status from a proposed draft to an official chapter of the Virginia Acts of Assembly. The substantive text of the town charter for Chatham, including its powers and administrative rules, remains unchanged, though the formatting was updated to reflect the final approved version.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability did not change; it now applies as an official statute rather than a draft proposal.
TIMELINE
Added the official approval date of April 6, 2026, and the Chapter number (258) to signify the bill has become law.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft session headers and placeholder text that indicated the bill was not yet finalized.
Adjusted the layout and spacing of the text to conform to the standard formatting of enacted Virginia laws.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Feb 17, 2026
How they voted
39–0
Passed
Total votes 39
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic20
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 6, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 258 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Lower · Passed
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1050ER)
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day Block Vote (Voice Vote)
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Local Government (14-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 18, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Local Government
upper
Feb 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (21-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Committee
Assigned HCCT sub: Subcommittee #1
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eric Phillips
RRepublican
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